According to police, the knife could have likely been used to kill the man, who they believed had been hired by his killers before being murdered.

Area chairman of boda boda operators Francis Mung’athia advised the riders to ensure they get identity details of their passengers to reduce chances of running such fatal risks.

Murang’a South Deputy County Commissioner Karanja Njora allayed fears that the area could be experiencing a reemergence of the Mungiki sect members, who were responsible for a number of gory killings in Central and Nairobi regions in the early to mid-2000s.

The police boss assured locals that they had been alert, supported by the Nyumba Kumi community policing initiative, and that it was unlikely that such criminal elements were roaming amidst them.